Control Structure Interaction Instrumentation
Abstract
This instrumentation award funded the purchase of a strain gauge instrumentation system, piezoelectric actuator system, a pneumatic thruster control system and a digital AD/DA controller system (Systolic System, Inc., Optima 3 nonlinear robotics controller) for use in experiments in identification and control of flexible structures modeled by partial differential equations. This equipment, combined with existing vibration suppression, slewing control and testing facilities provides a unique identification and control facility for flexible structures. The piezoelectric devices combined with existing electric motors, proof mass actuators and accelerometers provide an excellent facility for examining the theory related to active structures. In particular, experiments have been design and initial testing begun on vibration suppression during slewing control of an active truss. (jes)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA221375
Entities
People
- Daniel J Inman
Organizations
- State University of New York at Albany